The treatment of breast cancer for help to “save the heart”
Stood before the bathroom mirror this year, 47 years old, had surgery last month to do the breast cancer patients Wei Li (pseudonym), closely Yaozhe Ya, wish to mirror “not complete” smash their Zade.
Wei Li of the mood at this very moment, many breast cancer patients have had personal experiences. Indeed, as China’s female breast cancer incidence rates rising, the experts found that Chinese women the incidence of breast cancer than in the United States ahead of the peak age 10, 20 percent of patients on the age of 40-year-old to 49 years old, the age of 30 to 39-year-old , And the age of the women are in precisely the cause or family life in the mature season, has a very pressing social, work and maintain the needs of the family. However, the data indicated that almost 90% of the breast cancer patients with different forms of psychological barriers, including the decline in confidence, on things such as loss of interest.
“These emotional problems will not only affect the quality of life of patients, but will also affect their immune and endocrine function, thus increasing the risk of cancer recurrence.” Experts say, breast cancer treatment, keep in the life of patients at the same time, but also Patients concerned about the psychological problems that will allow them in after the end of treatment, can have a successful life.
90% of patients with breast cancer have psychological barriers
Female breast cancer is common malignant tumor. Epidemiological survey found that the incidence of breast cancer in Chinese women in the United States ahead of the peak age 10, 40 to 49 years old, 30 to 39 age group the proportion of breast cancer more than 20 percent. With early diagnosis of breast cancer in the broad, early breast cancer treatment makes a good many patients survive significantly longer period, China’s 10 patients with breast cancer survival rate has reached 70 percent, breast cancer patients on the quality of life demands Increasingly apparent.
However, people worry that the domestic data show that about 90 percent of patients with different forms of psychological barriers, including the decline in confidence, sense of emptiness of life there, things such as loss of interest. 64% of the patients will worry about their own physical changes lead to the abnormal eyes of others; 58 percent of patients with a number of life satisfaction and decreased 63 per cent of the patients with social decline in the number and satisfaction…… unhealthy psychological impact on patients with emotional, Cause insomnia, loss of appetite, endocrine disorders, may increase the transfer of cancer cells.
Lack of breast into the hearts of patients with breast cancer the most pain
According to Zhou, breast cancer patients in determining their own after suffering from cancer experience to experience period (shocked), suspected of period (refused to accept the fact), the period of fear, fantasy period, period and the period of quiet desperation in these six stages. A clear diagnosis of breast cancer patients are usually difficult to accept, on the one hand they want to through the urgent surgical treatment to save their lives, on the other hand, because the surgical excision of breast function of the body so that the integrity of damage to a woman’s Self-esteem and sense of threat, therefore psychologically in a very contradictory, and a fierce psychological reaction.
In breast cancer surgery and treatment process will lead to many psychological problems, the longer the scar, the asymmetry in the chest wall so that many patients after surgery for a period of time can not face their own surgical incision has healed, unable to face their own part of “Women Signs “of permanent incapacity, psychologically difficult to accept the change in their appearance, leading them to adapt to life after breast removal of the change, and their classified among the ranks of the disabled.
Patients with shoulder and side activities obstacles, upper limb function decline, the impact of domestic work and the ability to work, to bring in a great psychological burden, easily lead to patients with anxiety, depression, frustration, hostility, sadness, frustration, anger Bad mood.
In life, and because of limited physical activity for the chemotherapy to Tilibuzhi and sexual decline, resulting in the reduction in the number of lives, or even disappear. Some patients because of lost breast, feel less attractive as a woman’s spouse and evasive. Because there is still a considerable part of patients during chemotherapy can not be sure whether the sexual life and simply stop, or worry about their sex life will speed up the transfer of cancer recurrence or refuse sex life.
Concerned about psychological problems in patients with breast cancer
Doctors can do what »
The maximum for the patients to retain normal shape
“As a doctor, we should do is play to advantages of modern medicine, for patients with the maximum to retain shape and function of upper limbs, while developing the best treatment.” Zhou said, the current treatment of breast cancer survival rate after 10 Has reached 70 percent, is the effect of solid tumors in one of the best cancer, a significant portion of patients can choose the early-conserving therapy rather than with the whole milk. “Large-scale clinical trial results showed that the traditional-conserving therapy and radical surgery no difference in the long-term survival rate, while the conservative treatment of patients in the form, function preservation in a better position.” Therefore Studies have shown that the psychological functions, Social function, body image and quality of life scores, the Conservative group is superior to radical groups.
At present, North America more than 80 percent of breast cancer patients-conserving therapy, but China-conserving surgery rate of less than 20 percent. Zhou analysis, which may be caused by several aspects: First, some physicians have new ideas, new technology is not yet recognized, accustomed to the traditional radical surgery, the quality of life of patients with insufficient attention; Second-conserving therapy for patients with relevant knowledge of The low rate, the majority of patients with the disease for fear of recurrence prefer to sacrifice the quality of life at the cost of expanding to accept radical surgery or radical surgery; Third, the existing hospital medical equipment and technology can not meet the standard-conserving surgery in patients with the requirements of the fourth census is not enough intensity, Failed to find more early breast cancer patients.
Zhou Ming, health care workers should be patient and to communicate with patients, to as much as possible to understand some of the treatment of breast cancer knowledge and the latest progress in combating disease understanding on the errors and help patients with confidence in conquering the disease. A responsible doctor, can not only meet the surgery done in beautiful, but also to patients before and after the missionaries exercise guidance.
Patients themselves can do what »
Actively cooperate with rehabilitation exercises to improve the function of the body
Zhou pointed out that after surgery the upper limb function decline in patients with emotional impact is one of the important factors. “Many patients, especially the acceptance of the radical surgery patients, will appear after carrying hand is not high, arm swelling, pain and other phenomena, can seriously affect the quality of sleep, resulting in physical decline, then increase the psychological burden of patients.” Therefore, after the operation active support and accept the norms of the upper limb rehabilitation training, many patients can maximize the restoration of the upper limb of the former functions.
Zhou told reporters, grasp the opportunity to exercise the function of the upper limb is very important. In general, 120 days after the exercise began, at this time is mainly resumption of the fingers and wrist activity. To the first two to five days, is the training of the elbow, 7 to 10 days, the main training shoulder, the first 10 days, the patient should be positive for their “Paqiang” exercise, that is to do a finger on the wall To “to the Shangpa” moves to arm every day to “climb” high, thus restoring upper limb function. Zhou said, in his contact with the patients as long as they could under the guidance of the nurses, adhere to the training seriously, can restore normal function very well. “As I have several teachers of patients after surgery can take up to the blackboard chalk to write.”
At the same time, Zhou encourage the best in patients with breast cancer six months after surgery to re-enter society, to return to their jobs, or re-enter the original role of the family. “This will allow patients as much as possible to forget he is a ‘patient’, is conducive to recovery.”
Family members can do what »
After rehabilitation, best to treat patients when ordinary people
Study found that about 2 / 3 of cancer patients diagnosed in 2 to 6 months after can completely meet. Generally speaking, such people have a positive emotional support, such as care for their families, the wider social relationships, individuals have to deal with crisis incident response capability. Zhou Ming, the breast cancer patients inevitably have an enormous psychological pressure, including self-confidence and sense of self-recognition of loss, fear of being rejected or ignored partner, may be a long period of anxiety and depression, the partner’s family in particular, understanding, tolerance and love Will undoubtedly help patients through the psychological difficulties. On the other hand, family and friends to care for patients with breast cancer have to grasp the scale, after rehabilitation, then they should not treat patients deemed as excessive sometimes it will take care of patients with inferiority complex.
